Mora, José María Luis, 1794-1850

Priest, writer, newspaper editor, lawyer, supporter of the reform movement. Born 1794 in Chamacuero, Guanajuato; died 1850 in Paris. Received doctorate in theology in 1820. Presbítero del Obispado de Valladolid de Michoacán de Filosofía en el Colegio de San Ildefonso (1820). Member of the Diputación Provincial de México (1822). Named in 1822 by the Soberana Junta Provisional Gubernativa del Imperio to the commission appointed to formulate the general plan of instruction and public education. Diputado (1824-1826) to, and president (1825-?) of, the Congreso Constituyente del Estado de México; authored the state constitution and important laws. Member of the Comisión del Desagüe (1826). Became a lawyer in 1827. Published El Observador de la Republica Mejicana. Diputado to the Congreso General for the state of Guanajuato (1832). Member of the Dirección General de Instrucción Pública (1833). Director of the Colegio de Estudios Ideológicos y de Humanidades (1833). Founded the periodical El Indicador. When Valentín Gómez Farías, with whom Mora was closely associated, left the presidency in 1834, Mora moved to Paris, where he continued to write and publish. He was named Ministro Plenipotenciario to Great Britain in 1847.

From the guide to the José María Luis Mora Papers 29761754 ., 1795-1856, (Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin)

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